Mike:
VERY well put, and it describes my teenage years nearly exactly and my
concerns for this project better than I could have said it.
Best Regards
David Sosna
>
>My advise: Cars are extremely dangerous pieces of machinery, especially old
>sports cars with bad brakes, hard tires and V-8s. As a 16-18 year-old kid, I
>made many mistakes with motor vehicles. Many of those mistakes involved
>functioning motors and non-functioning support systems such as brakes,
>steering and suspension. Hopefully this kid Joey has a higher level of
>maturity than I did at his age. In typical teenage fashion, I displayed plain
>old disregard for the rules of the road, and other peoples property. I wrecked
>every car my parents let me drive, then I wrecked the ones they wouldn't let
>me drive, then I wrecked my own.
>
> All cars can be lethal in inexperienced or experienced hands, V-8s with short
>wheelbases especially. To make sure this story ends happily, he should keep it
>stock, make sure that its safe to operate, and learn to slide it with the 164
>H.P. lump before adding the nitrous bottle. If he does not respect this car,
>it will bite him squarely on the ass, and it will hurt.
>
>Sorry for raining on the parade.
>
>MS
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